Europe is unprepared to grapple with escalating climate extremes, risk assessment finds
PBS NewsHourFeb 28
Report: Europe Ill-Prepared for 'Catastrophic' Climate Risks
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The Facts
The Copenhagen-based EU Environment Agency (EEA) released its first Europe-wide analysis of climate-related risks on Monday, warning that countries across the continent must prepare for "catastrophic" risks as it's heating up at twice the global pace.
The agency said that extreme weather events, including unprecedented wildfires and droughts, are "growing faster than our societal preparedness," adding that Europe should urgently mitigate climate change to protect the region's water, energy, and food security.
The Spin
Narrative A
This report shows that the risks posed by climate change are likely much worse than many people are ready to accept. Europe is warming rapidly, and unless governments take concrete steps to prepare for the impending threats, many people will likely die, and the continent will likely face trillions of dollars in damages. The EU must act before it's too late.
Narrative B
Manufactured climate alarmism isn't just ineffective, it's untruthful. Much of the research that climate alarmists cite is based on bad data, which ignores natural climate variability. Moreover, only a handful of extreme weather events and natural disasters have been linked to global warming, but certainly not all. The hysteria promoting climate change fearmongering is nothing more than a ploy to spread anti-capitalist ideologies and attack industries like oil and gas.